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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT – “Zero Hour”

ZERO HOUR: Thursday 8PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert ZERO HOUR‘s pilot is an engaging piece of nonsense, but whether it can work as a continuing TV series is another question. The premise is a DaVinci Cod...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Revolution”

REVOLUTION: Monday 10PM on NBC – If Nothing Else Is On… REVOLUTION is Falling Skies without aliens, The Walking Dead without zombies, Jericho… well, actually it pretty much is Jericho. We’ve all stro...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Partners”

PARTNERS: Monday 8:30PM on CBS – Worth A Look It’s impossible not to compare the new fall comedies PARTNERS on CBS and The New Normal on NBC. Even though the CBS show is multi-camera and NBC’s is in s...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT: “Family Tools”

FAMILY TOOLS – Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC – Change the Channel J.K. Simmons is one of our national character actor treasures, but he tests the bounds of our willingness to follow him anywhere with FAMIL...

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PREVIEWING TONIGHT POST-OLYMPICS – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’S “Go On”

Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. These critiques shouldnR...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Arrow”

ARROW: Wednesday 8PM on CW – If Nothing Else Is On It’s Comic-Con week in San Diego, and while we here don’t participate in that particular hullabaloo (waiting for hours just to see a trailer that’...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Elementary”

ELEMENTARY: Thursday 10PM on CBS -Potential DVR Alert ELEMENTARY has been given CBS’ showcase Thursday 10PM timeslot in the fall. Perhaps surprisingly, it may deserve to be there. The series concept is… wel...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Ben & Kate”

BEN & KATE: Tuesday 8:30PM on FOX – Worth A Look However it may fare in the ratings, this fall’s FOX Tuesday schedule is a model lesson in what a smoothly engineered line-up looks like. At 9:30...

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THE SKED: ABC Evicts “The Neighbors”

In a small but significant change to its fall schedule, ABC has switched the timeslots of SUBURGATORY and its new THE NEIGHBORS, shifting Suburgatory to the post-Modern Family slot at 9:30PM and moving Neighbors back to ...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Emily Owens, MD”

EMILY OWENS, MD: Tuesday 9PM on CW – If Nothing Else Is On… Say this for EMILY OWENS, MD: it really makes you appreciate Shonda Rhimes. The seeming ease with which Grey’s Anatomy mixes medical drama...

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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

666 PARK AVENUE: Sunday 10PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scored, and in som...

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THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Mondays

As The Joker would say: Here… We… Go. After weeks of semi-starts and special “previews” of new shows racking up big numbers against minimal competition, the real 2012-13 TV season gets underway ...

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THE SKED PICK-UP PARADE: ABC’s “The Neighbors” and “Scandal” Owe Thanks to NBC

ABC should send a nice thank-you note to NBC, because the marginal but sufficient success of THE NEIGHBORS and SCANDAL, both of which received full-season 22 episode orders today, is directly due to the weakness of the P...

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THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: ABC Needs & Possibilities

> With the television season at Upfronts minus about 6 weeks, Mitch Metcalf, veteran programming executive Ted Frank and I are continuing our survey of the issues each network may and should be thinking about while strategizing...

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THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: ABC’s “Last Resort”

LAST RESORT: Thursdays 8PM on ABC WHAT IT’S SAYING: Crimson Tide, with Andre Braugher as Gene Hackman and Scott Speedman as Denzel Washington. Nuclear stakes. A lot of grim-faced guys underwat...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT – “Zero Hour”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Revolution”

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Partners”

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED’S PILOT REPORT: “Family Tools”

PREVIEWING TONIGHT POST-OLYMPICS – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’S “Go On”

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Arrow”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Elementary”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Ben & Kate”

THE SKED: ABC Evicts “The Neighbors”

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Emily Owens, MD”

THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “666 Park Avenue”

THE SKED’S NIELSENWAR CHRONICLES: Mondays

THE SKED PICK-UP PARADE: ABC’s “The Neighbors” and “Scandal” Owe Thanks to NBC

THE SKED’S 2012/13 FIRST CUT: ABC Needs & Possibilities

THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: ABC’s “Last Resort”

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